Sunday, April 26, 2009

Trash Picking in Philly

Just went out picking with Sam and Julie. Finds: 1 bale of hay, 3 giant unopened chocolate Easter bunnies -- one Russell Stover, two less distinguished, all from this season, several blank canvases, one rattan bar stool, one very large kitty painting, one metal chair without seat.

I must say I am a bit embarrassed to be out picking, but my revulsion is overcome by the attraction to free finds. I just wish I had more time to repair the pickings. If they change the trash laws in Philly (which they should), we will see less of this.

Coming up for Air

The vegan diet fell by the wayside as soon as Mr. Stress entered the picture, and he's been here since February, ebbing and surging. I keep hoping I will find a way to emerge and find a way to make myself feel better more of the time.

Regarding Flash: I never figured it out. I tried with Lynda, with Todd, I subscribed to Safari.com, I went to GotoandLearn.com. I entreated Josh (the 12-year-old instructor). What I have left is an interface that works, but I can't get it to do much more than it's doing. I can populate it as if it were a hard-to-use application, but I can't do any new tricks.

But I am retorturing myself over the summer with a course in Javascripting. This way perhaps I can learn Flash because as scripting languages, they may have something in common.

Tonight I see "Hot and Throbbing," a play with good reviews. And for remaining two hours I putter in my garden. That is a treat in spite of the hellacious April heat (90+). Well, off to the lawnmower. I hope to figure out how to be a blogger in the near future.